Red Velvet Cake at The Paper Mixing Bowl

This month's recipe at the Paper Mixing Bowl sure is yummy.  Red Velvet Cake!

I believe that I met my requirements for this recipe.  I used the colors Red Velvet, Rich Cream, and Steeped Tea.  

This LO is definatly layered!  I used stamped muslin, the Red Velvet paper, matted photos, and finished off with the swirly Dusty Attic chipboard. 

 For the frosting, I used Art Athology's Chocolate Sorbet and a Prima Mask.  The chipboard is also painted with Art Anthology sorbets. 

My postage related item are stamps. I tea dyed the muslin for the "spill something" requirement and I also used a splatter stamp on the LO.  Hearts and flowers are present.  My LO is contains more than one photo. 

As for the pairs, I even made a pair of pears!  In the optional journaling requirement, it said to use a children's Valentine.  I made my own with the pears and it said "Together we make a perfect pair."  Yup, I'm just that dorky.  Thanks for stopping by!

"13" 3rd Eye Challenge!

 

http://3rdeyecraft.blogspot.com/2013/01/13.html

I have not been playing much lately.  It's been work, work, work. Going to school, earning clinical hours and the two design teams that I have been on have been filling my time.  I wanted to do the challenge at my favorite stamp site!

The rule for the submission was to: make LO, card or other project using "13" as a number or use 13 things. For example You can make album with 13 photos, card with 13 flowers etc.  I used a canvas board and included 13 keys.  I used the 3rd Eye stamps "Olivia" and "keyhole."

Thanks for looking!

Punky Scraps Challenge #60

Challenge  #60 is ready to go at Punky Scraps.  Nat provided us with two gorgeous options to use for this months challenge.  There was a neat and clean image:

And there was a flowing, arty image:

I chose to follow the flowing, arty image.  However, I missed the instructions:

It's the month of love so let's go with it this year......pink, flowers and butterflies with a vintage twinge.

Okay, I used the arty sketch and didn't go pink and girly. Our fellas need love, too! I used the arty inspiration picture, which gives my LO its form. I loved that snake looking thing wrapped around the woman's figure and it inspired me to use the springy wire on this page. And gears and sprockets are like butterflies to boys, right?

Sushi

This month's challenge over at The Paper Mixing Bowl is to make SUSHI!  The best part of the challenge is that you don't have to eat it if you are not a sushi fan. 

 

I know that my blue looks a bit "off" in the photo.  I was trying to adjust the colors so that Cinderella's castle wouldn't wash out.  My family went to Disney World over winter break.  This was my first trip to Mouseville.  I took these shots of the color changing, lit up castle.   There is journaling rolled up on the pin that was made by Crafty Sprinkles that is included in the Scraps of Darkness kit.

 

 

Punky Scraps 59

Challenge #59 is up over at Punky Scraps.  The Challenge idea is a great one!  While everyone thinks about what they want to change about themselves in the new year, this challenge wants you to focus on what you're keeping!

"Resolutions?? Pah! Who needs them...stop trying to change yourself and LOVE who YOU are!

Your challenge is to create about YOU and the things you love about you"

Here is the inspirational image for #59:

Here is what I came up with:

I printed myself in purple and traced along my features.  My dh thinks I made my nose look too big. 

Play along with the challenge and be sure to link up by the 5th February to win this RAK:

Winner must pay shipping.

A Give Away!

The Generous and Creative spirit, Lisa a/k/a Raining is having a give away for a new chipboard company, Gina's Designs.  Congrats to Lisa for spot on this new design team!

  
Click this photo of the Give Away to see Lisa's blog.